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8 ft Wednesday, May29,2013________________________________________________________________________ P R IN T : Backpage PLAY: ‘Schemes’ break the silence Above: JakeDannen, left,playsSylvestrowho is the servant to the Argantinifamily.He is in charge o f taking care o f the children. Derek NcNeuf-center, plays Ottaviowho is the son o f Argantini: Jayme S. Hall, right, plays Scapino who is the main character and a trickster. Below: Ottavio eloped with the beautiful Giacinta who is played by Kiah Hart. They share a romantic kiss on stage. Continued from Page 1 The acting and casting was phenomenal. Props to the direc tor, James Eikrem! He did a stellar job making the physi cal, complex tale look smooth and trouble-free. There is n o n stop actionand Eikrem pulled the audience into it. The actors looked likethey were having a blast and it almost felt necessary to have at least as much fun as they were having. The silent movie era is when this play was originally writ ten and it is quite obvious in the talented- use of silent acting and comedy similar to Laurel and Hardy. At first, the acting seemed a.bit over die top,.but as, the production went on, it all fit together like puzzle -pieces. " Each o f the actors had their own little quirk that made their character their own. Some went unnoticed and others were bla- , tantly o b v i o u s . ' Jayme Hall, who played Scapino; added so m uch to the production. He was wildly energetic with his schemes and cons, charm and charisma. Hall is a bundle o f energy and comic ingenuity, but doesn’t overpow er the show. Instead he makes it explode and burst like fire works. His facial expressions, use o f alternating characters and ability to act a whole scene by himself, while pretending to be multiple different characters, really showed Hall’s experience and theoretical genius. , Sam Levi, who played Arganthji, f‘a ilief toj pm vroT added brilliant little, touches to his character: He definitely played u p his. cane- and over used it in any way possible. Whether sitting o r standing, he slumped over his cane like a sack o f rice. However, when he got wound up, he was all over tiie place. It seemed a bit over done, but for his character it worked quite well. '*s1 There is no small actor. However, the m inor actors added comedy in their cameos or off stage sounds and remarks'. Nicholas Hadley as. Giulietta, lured people up to the whore house,producing fits o f giggles . from the audience. Clayton Hiatt played a few different charac- . ters and. the audience found him quite humorous. Clackam as Com m unity College Theatre Arts Department is presenting a fun-filled eve ning o f comic theater that should not be missed. The Schemes o f Scapino runs through June 2 in the Niemeyer Building in the Osterman theater. Cell: 503-970-6711 classiccycle@yahoo.com www.oregoncltyclasslccycle.com (JLebuill bilM 3 month warranty QpW' 7 (Day 6 Cb Week
